Wheeling, Carroll County, Indiana Explained

Official Name:	Wheeling
Mapsize:	120px
Pushpin Map:	USA Indiana Carroll County
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Carroll County
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Indiana
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Carroll
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Carrollton
Coordinates:	40.5661°N -86.3917°W
Elevation Ft:	742
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	46929
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	18-83618^[1]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	445896

Wheeling is an unincorporated community in Carrollton Township, Carroll County, Indiana. It is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

In Wheeling there existed a post office from the 1830s until the 1930s, under the name Carroll.^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
2. Web site: Carroll County . Jim Forte Postal History . 28 August 2014.
3. Book: Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. registration. October 1995. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-32866-3. 346. ...was platted in 1837 and first called Carroll, for Carroll County. A post office called Carrol....